5.10.2006

Thank You, Front Left Inscisor

Oh, I'm sorry she's so fussy. She's not usually like this, she's teething.

I know we really should start that Ferber stuff and get her to sleep in her own crib at some point, but since she's teething and all...

I'm sure she's just throwing her food on the ground and shrieking at the top of her lungs because she's a little uncomfortable. You know, from the teething.

I am aware that it's possible (maybe) that at ten months, Thalia is simply evolving from the always happy, never fussy, A+++ child that every other mom in the universe wishes she had--into a regular old toddler with all the demands and tantrums and attachment issues that come along with the stage. But we'd prefer to go on believing it's a temporary situation; something that will be remedied just as soon as the rest of those teeth break through the surface.

Four down...how many to go? Oy.

Come to think of it, everyone should use teething as an excuse. It could go a long way.

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It is the perfect excuse for poor behavior! And no one need know whether the child is actually, you know, teething. I don't suppose at age 4 this will work, though, so I need another iron-clad excuse for my son's problematic behavior...

My older daughter has heard us speculate about our younger one's moodiness so much that now if she's cranky or does something bad, she claims her teeth hurt. Yeah, Mimi -- I don't think you're getting new teeth at age 4.

The other all-purpose excuse, one that we've been using since WonderBaby was born: gas. As in, "she's crying because she's gassy," "it's not you, it's the gas." Also handy for grown-ups, and also more likely to be true. Don't you think that it's entirely possible that the entire Bush Administration has had gas this entire time? That blocked pipes and stymied farts are behind every dubious policy decision?

Another all-purpose excuse for poor behavior (for both the child and the parents) is sleep.

Please excuse us for shrieking (me) and giving dirty looks (toddler) to you because you decided to stand in the doorway of a busy store with your gaggle of children and talk to a friend RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT. We're having sleeping problems at home.

I'm sorry, I can't pay that bill. My kid's having sleeping problems and I'm such a zombie, I can't write out a check. I can't even write out words.

I wonder if this excuse would work with an eight and a nine year old who tend not to listen so well when out in public. After all, they too are teething. I'm gonna use it this weekend when we are out for Mother's day. (Because you know they are going to give me the opportunity too.)

Teething is the worst. The pain keeps them awake and makes everyone cranky. Not only do their mouths ache, but also they usually get the accompanied rash on their bums. You have to change their outfits twenty times a day because they are soaked in teething drool.

It explains a lot about your President. How could one possibly form a sentence when they are so obviously teething?

I remember being so in tune with my oldest's teething problems. I never even noticed when the others GOT teeth. All of a sudden they were there. In fact, I just realized that my 2 1/2 year old is completely missing one!

I told my son to go play in his room while mommy did some quick "work" (aka read a few blogs)on the computer. The little devil child said "No" then walked into his room, slammed and locked the door, then shouted "BUCKING MOMMY" A few times. (He can't pronounce his "F's" so you KNOW what he was saying.) He will be 4 in three weeks.

He wouldn't unlock his bedroom door. So I told him if he didn't let me in, I would make his daddy come home from work and daddy WOULD NOT be happy. Then there was several minutes in timeout and a threat to clear his room of all toys if he ever did it again...

But maybe I was too hard on him... Maybe he's just teething? heehee And Good God there MUST be a full moon or something!

I remember 10 months. That month was hard for us too. I don't know if it was the teething or just him adjusting to being a little bit bigger and having wants and needs other than a dry diaper, food, drink, cuddle.

It gets better, I promise. Give it a month or two and you will be loving the happy little girl who was once your baby.

Wow, and here I thought it was just a southern Colorado thing. Never fails, every time I pick up my kid she's "refusing to eat, suffering from diaper rash, clingy, restless, weepy, snobby..." ALL because of teething. You're really onto something, MOM101.

Thats too funny I so feel the pain.... LOL I wrote on a similar topic on the new blog Im creating.... I hope when I get it up and running you take a gander at it I think you might enjoy:) I will have to put you on my fav list now...

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